Inaugural Committee Work Behind Roosevelt Ceremony
The article details the Washington inauguration committee led by Chairman Wilson and Secretary Hitchcock, organizing a grand Roosevelt event. It covers headquarters at the New Willard, staff efforts, correspondence, visitor reception, parade planning, funding, venue debates, and nonpartisan administration with no use of public buildings for balls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Frank H Hitchcock
Republican National Committees
New Willard Hotel
Hitchcock
Department of Commerce and Labor
Hughcock
Niar
Congress
Senate
House
Owen
St Louis
Washington
Inaugural fund drives success for Roosevelt ceremony
Washington runs on a broad fundraising and planning effort led by 290 donors raising 5 to 1000 dollars for the Roosevelt inauguration. The finance committee, chaired by Charles C. Glover of Riggs Bank, projects large costs for decor, concerts, and ball tickets, while committees handle auditing, legislation, public comfort, and site planning for reviewing stands and guest seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York City
Mre
Charles C. Glover
Riggs National Bank
McKinley
Cleveland
Presider Harrison
Roosevelt
Gen Wilson
Porto Rico
Relief Fund of
District of Columbia
Harrison
Finance Committee
Guarantes Fund
Howard J Stellwagen
Wallace H. Hills
Committee On Legislation
Besh
Congress
Pension Office
Senate
National Guard
Aldis B. Browne
Capitol Air
House
Gallinger
Congressional Library
Waas
Stout
Capitol Building
Rotunda
Stanuary Hall
House Committee On
Design of White House Ellipse Stands for Inaugural Review
The inaugural committee led by Jenn B Larner proposes circular stands around the White House ellipse for the president’s inaugural review. Plans include electric lighting, amphitheater seating, and a parade path from the north into the ellipse, with the marshal directing the procession and a central viewing position for Roosevelt quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Th. Jenn B Larner
Larner
McKinley
Larrer
Glenn Brown
White House
Civic organizations and parade planning under Mr Warner
Mr B H Warner chairs a civic committee coordinating inaugural parade involvement. He sent letters to Senators, Congress members, city mayors, and club leaders seeking organization participation, offering inducements for quarters, subsistence, and transport. Clubs jockey for front positions. some influence the parade order while harmony improves as inauguration day nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B H Warner
Warner
Military Preparations For Parade Governed By National Guard Chief
Gen George H Harries, commander of the District National Guard, was named chairman of military organization committees for the parade. The group reached out to state and territorial governors for troop participation details, notified the public comfort committee for quarters and stables, and fed results to the grand marshal. Theodore Roosevelt’s words on virtue and strength frame the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortelyou
Republican National Committee
John Mailson
USA
Roosevelt
Washington
Thomas Jefferson
District of Columbia
Capitol
Pest
West Point
Annapolis
Revenue Cutter Service
Engineers
Signal Corps
National Guard
George H. Harries
District National Guard
Theodore Roosevelt
Ballroom Committees Plan Inaugural Ball Arrangements
Detailed account of the floor and promenade committee led by Corcoran Thom for the March 4 ball. 500 members organized into aids and general members, specific badges, uniforms, and duties to form a flawless Presidential march through a 30 foot aisle, with roped cordons and special aides preceding the President and Mrs Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corcoran Thom
Theodore Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Musical features organize inaugural ball programs and chorus
The music committee selected Percy S Foster as chairman after contributing to the past three inaugurations. The group limited membership, welcomed prompt support, and resolved disputes with Reginald de Koven. A meticulous card system tracked chorus attendance while the orchestra prepared separate rehearsals. The inaugural programs, praised as the best yet, include major works by Elgar, de Koven, Paine, Parker, and Holmes. Horatio Parker will conduct his own anthem, Union and Liberty, with strong expectations for public reception.
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Percy S Foster
Washington
Reginald de Koven
Elchberg
de_ Keven
John
Knowles Paine
St Lews Exposition
F_ Fanciull
Horatio W. Parker
Yale
Union and Liberty
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Parker
Fireworks Committee Reassesses Inaugural Display Plan
Newly formed fireworks committee led by Cuno H M Hudolph selects Pain Fireworks Co of New York to supply a sixty feature program. The display, two hours and thirty minutes long, will be staged from a site in President's Park with viewing from multiple elevated city points and major government building fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuno H M Hudolph
J Fred Kelley
A E Offutt
Frederick A Fenning
The
Pain Fireworks Co
New York
New York City
Boston
Baltimore
Mr Pain
St Louis Exposition
President's Park
Executive Mansion
Roosevelt
Treasury
State
War
Navy Department
Illumination Plan In Washington Under $3000
The committee on illumination led by Bernard R. Green of the Library of Congress aimed to brighten Washington tonight within a limited budget. Lacking funds for grand schemes, they devised a simple yet striking plan visible to visitors, avoiding complex structures and ad signs while ensuring control and mass impact. Theodore Roosevelt’s quote about justice and power closes the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Bernard R. Green
Library of Congress
City of
Washington
Theadore Roosevelt
Souvenirs and Tickets for Inaugural Ball Program
The souvenirs and tickets committee chaired by F B McGuire plans 12000 inaugural souvenirs, 12000 ball tickets, 6000 supper tickets, 12000 dance programme covers, and 9 specially bound copies for committee members plus presentation copies for the President and Vice President-elect. They favor the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for production and secured portraits and autographs from Roosevelt and Papebanks. Four sketches were prepared for the souvenir and a detailed inaugural programme is contracted to Isadore Saks with A Sontag handling printing. General Boynton oversees press facilities and rough press accommodations amid heavy application demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F B McGuire
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Secretary of the Treasury
Roosevelt
Pairbanks
Francis E Leupp
United States
Thomas Nelson
Henry BH F Macfarland
Board of Commissioners of the District
Isadore Saks
A Sontag
H V Boynton
Chickamauga Commission
Medals and Badges for McKinley Inauguration
Gen Ellis Spear chaired the medals and badges committee for the second McKinley inauguration with Maj Carmofly as secretary. Joseph Davison’s Sons of Philadelphia won the medal contract, featuring Roosevelt’s portrait and the phrase Inaugurated President of the United States March 4, 1906. S N Meyer of the city won the badge contract, distributing satin ribbon badges with the committee design. Tiffany & Co. produced a special gold medal by Saint Gaudens, with two gold medals cast for Roosevelt and Fairbanks and a bronze medal for each executive committee member.
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Ellis Spear
McKinley
Maj Carmofly
Joseph #. Davison
Phiiladelphia
Roosevelt
United States
S N Meyer
Theodora Roosevelt
Meyer
Gen Wilson
Messrs
Davison
Thifany & Co
New York
Saint Gaudens
Fairbanks
Street Decorations United for Inaugural Year Plan
Frederick D Owen named chairman of the street decoration committee aiming to honor the presidential inauguration with an expansive display. He selected a court of history on the city blocks near the White House, organized subcommittees, and established headquarters at 1225 Pennsylvania Avenue to coordinate materials and personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick D Owen
United States
Wallington
White House
Lafayette Square
Bromwell
William Cox
Francis
Owen
SS Louis
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sidney Beeselevre
Philip Walker
Harry C Ganz
George C Totten
Charles S Nichaus
F. F Gijien
WD. Wirt
M. Newman
George H. Brown
Henry E. Cooper
Court of History
Public Comfort Committee at Inauguration
The Public Comfort Committee, chaired by Michael I. Weller, organized to aid visitors during the inauguration in Washington. Headquarters opened December 12 in the Corcoran Building, with staff and advertisements to locate accommodations. The committee rejected free quarters, directing organizations to pay, while a subcommittee led by Daniel Murray addressed racial hospitality concerns amid prevailing segregation.
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Committee On
Michael I. Weller
Cleveland
McKinney
Washington
Weller
Wilson
Corcoran
A McCarthy
Frank Miller
Féere
Senate
Daniel Murray
Mbrarian
Police Precautions for Inauguration Committee Leadership
The public order committee, key to inaugural safety, names Mel Richard Sylvester as chairman with a two-decade record in organizing police at past inaugurations. Vice chairs include William Loeb Jr and Col Daniel M Ransdell, plus a 200 member, prominent citizen roster and multiple subcommittees overseeing ambulances, hospitals, sidewalk obstruction, fireworks security, fire department roles, stands, sanitation, and overall city protection under police leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Richard Sylvester
May Sylvester
Cleveland
Harrison
McKinley
Montauk Point
Spain
William Loeb, Jr
Daniel M Ransdell
Edward Hess
James A Kemp
D P Hickling
Benjamin Guy
Col Farnsworth
Fire Department
Chief Belt
Percy Meyer
Theengion
Bayne
Col B R Ross
Admiral Evans
Waj Sylvester
International Police Association
Cheap Transportation For Washington Inauguration
Mr S B Hege of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad chairs a committee on transportation to secure the lowest possible rates to Washington. A broad group of railway officials from across the United States collaborated, extending the ticket to March 18 to attract visitors and ensure a successful inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hege
S B Hege
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Washington
United States
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Watson
Aldis B Browne
Agate
Secretary of the Navy
Milton B. Ailes
Charles C Glover
Glover
Browne and Associates
Committee On Public
Comfort
Grand Army
Committee On Public Comfort
Houses
Chaffee
Gen. Johnson
Col Bromwell
Gen. Chaffee
Etreéta
Seventeenth Street
Ur Larner
Old Place
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
James L Parsons
Seventh
Ninth Streets
Lafayette
Ul Ip Caey
Crosby & Noyes
Ngton
Post-office
Committee
Post-sfice
Treasury Building
Washington Monument
Educat'sn
Eirealar
Lousiana
Theovernment
Niewe Papel
Dee Eenees Nerone
Ewentery
Civic Organizations
Pension
James Rush Marshall
James B. Bell
Bell
William 8. Knox
Knox
Edward McCauley
Charles Rauscher
Maj Syveater
Theodore Reowavele
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